COVID‐19: Infection prevention and control guidance for all ultrasound practitioners

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS‐CoV‐2), an enveloped virus, is the causative agent of the disease known as COVID‐19 (coronavirus disease‐2019). Proper infection prevention and control measures and good hygiene practices are essential to prevent spread of COVID‐19 and protect...

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Autores principales: Basseal, Jocelyne M., Westerway, Susan Campbell, McAuley, Terry
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2020
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Guidelines And Statements
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7267166/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32514319
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajum.12210
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description The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS‐CoV‐2), an enveloped virus, is the causative agent of the disease known as COVID‐19 (coronavirus disease‐2019). Proper infection prevention and control measures and good hygiene practices are essential to prevent spread of COVID‐19 and protect both patients and the healthcare worker. These guidelines are relevant to all ultrasound practitioners and provides guidance on cleaning and disinfection of ultrasound equipment, the environment and PPE (protective personal equipment) during the COVID‐19 outbreak in the Australasian region.
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spelling pubmed-72671662020-06-03 COVID‐19: Infection prevention and control guidance for all ultrasound practitioners Basseal, Jocelyne M. Westerway, Susan Campbell McAuley, Terry Australas J Ultrasound Med Guidelines And Statements The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS‐CoV‐2), an enveloped virus, is the causative agent of the disease known as COVID‐19 (coronavirus disease‐2019). Proper infection prevention and control measures and good hygiene practices are essential to prevent spread of COVID‐19 and protect both patients and the healthcare worker. These guidelines are relevant to all ultrasound practitioners and provides guidance on cleaning and disinfection of ultrasound equipment, the environment and PPE (protective personal equipment) during the COVID‐19 outbreak in the Australasian region. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2020-05-30 /pmc/articles/PMC7267166/ /pubmed/32514319 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajum.12210 Text en © 2020 Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine
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